George S. Patton Quotes

• Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

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• The object of war is not to die for your country. The object of war is to make damn sure the other sonofabitch dies for his.

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  May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.

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• No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

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• It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

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• Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.

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• If a man does his best, what else is there?

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• Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

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• Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

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• Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

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• Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn’t give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.

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• I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?

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• Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

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• A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.

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• A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

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• Always do everything you ask of those you command.

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• Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

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• Battle is an orgy of disorder.

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• I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

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• All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

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George S. Patton (41)

Birth:	11th November, 1885
Death:	21st December, 1945
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Army Officer

About

George Smith Patton, Jr. was born in San Gabriel, California, USA. He was an American senior army officer who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S. Third Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

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